Given a binary search tree (BST), find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes in the BST.
According to the definition of LCA on Wikipedia: “The lowest common ancestor is defined between two nodes v and w as the lowest node in T that has both v and w as descendants (where we allowa node to be a descendant of itself).”
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For example, the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of nodes 2
and 8
is 6
. Another example is LCA of nodes 2
and 4
is 2
, since a node can be a descendant of itself according to the LCA definition.
思路:这题跟 Lowest Common Ancestor of Binary Tree 一模一样。思路:就是找p的节点在不在左支,或者右支,找到各自左右节点,然后进行比较,如果两者不一样,说明当前的root就是lowest 父节点,如果左边为空,那就都在右边,返回右边的即可,如果右边为空,那就都在左边,返回左边的即可。
/**
* Definition for a binary tree node.
* public class TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode left;
* TreeNode right;
* TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
* }
*/
class Solution {
public TreeNode lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode root, TreeNode p, TreeNode q) {
if(root == null || root == p || root == q) {
return root;
}
if(root.val < p.val && root.val < q.val) {
return lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q);
} else if(root.val > p.val && root.val > q.val) {
return lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q);
} else {
return root;
}
}
}